I’ve tried with and without vests and my LG was often hot with vests. I generally for colder places indoors go for two layers on the body like long sleeve vest (plus leggings or dress) and a cardigan. For warm places the cardi is to much - LG overheats.
I’ve learned that the most convenient way is to layer in way that I can take layers off. So I’d rather put a cardi as additional layer than a vest as I can take cardi off anytime anyplace.

Usually trousers/leggings work better than dresses as dresses tend to roll up easily to chest level when transferring LG into different burping positions. Dresses look cuter though

I was told it’s the amount of layers your wearing plus one. So if I’m wearing a dress leggings and a cardi, which is two layers baby should then have three, so a vest, dress and cardi.. I’m also a FTM (first time mum) and sometimes find this rule so hard to follow as I am such a warm person and tend Ivy feels warm a lot of the time, but whenever I’ve not put a vest under all her clothes and taken her somewhere I’ve always felt judged!!!

So strange!! You do what you think is right Hun as I’m sure it will be xx

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